Chief Branch Discipline Counsel

2 weeks ago


Fort Lauderdale, United States The Florida Bar Full time $106,889
Job DescriptionJob Description

Chief Branch Discipline Counsel #4147

Lawyer Regulation, Fort Lauderdale Branch Office

Minimum starting salary $106,889.77 | Excellent benefits package including employer paid pension contribution | Employees of The Florida Bar are eligible to apply for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).

Summary function: Director of Branch Office. Directs and supervises the activities of a Branch Office within the legal division of The Florida Bar.

Supervises: Senior Attorney (6); Paralegal (2); Senior Auditor; Branch Office Manager: Investigators

Required minimum education: Juris Doctorate and a Florida Bar Membership in Good Standing.

Required minimum professional work experience: Six (6) years of post-graduate level legal experience in effective case management, trials, pretrial matters, and development of trial strategy, as well as transactional matters and in alternate dispute resolution forums. Experience with hiring, training, supervision and evaluation of legal professionals and paraprofessionals.

A legal writing sample is required with the resume/application.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Overall management and administration of all branch functions; including hiring, training, overseeing of the branch's Bar and public relations, fiscal management, and case management. Bar and public relations; including communicating with Bar leadership and headquarters staff on high profile and complex matters. Case management including supervising the processing of all files from staff level through final hearing as well as discussing strategies and appropriate discipline recommendations and ensuring compliance with case processing goals established by Bar policy.

Personal case load, including the reviewing and processing of cases at staff, grievance committee, referee and appellate levels and handling of cases as needed due to reassignment or shortage of branch attorneys.

Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

- Rules Regulating The Florida Bar

- Complex legal matters

- Budget preparation and monitoring

- Effective organization, developing and implementing administrative procedures and plans

- Effective personnel management

- Legal case management

- Adobe Acrobat

Skilled in:

- Effective management

- Problem solving

- Sound fiscal practices

- Complex hearings and trials

- Excellent legal, analytical and writing skills

- Demonstrated analytical, trial and case management skills, in routine as well as complex legal matters

- Effective verbal and written communication

- Hearings and trials

- Database usage

Ability to:

- Make reasoned decisions based upon analysis and policy goals

- Demonstrate initiative in group project and individual settings

- Supervise and work well with staff

- Interpret policies and procedures

- Manage and maintain a high level of confidentiality

- Manage case load

- Create ADA compliant forms and documents using Adobe

- Prioritize and coordinate work assignments

- Tactfully manage difficult situations

- Use discretion and independent judgment

- Travel

- Sit for long periods of time, hear and converse over the telephone, and key/work frequently on a computer

- Lift 5 to 10 lbs.

Please notify HR, in advance, if you need reasonable accommodations to participate in the employment process.

EOE. This organization participates in E-Verify. Position is open until filled. Exempt position.

This position is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and is not a remote position.


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